Woman in box killed as crew clears California homeless camp
A homeless woman sleeping in a cardboard box was struck and killed by heavy machinery operated by a road crew clearing a homeless camp, police said…
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Boy swept in sewer sticks finger out of manhole and is saved
An 11-year-old boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boy’s fingers pop through an…
Continue Reading Cops: Woman in deadly crash had brakes cut for crack pipe
Police in Pennsylvania say a man who cut his girlfriend’s brake lines trying to get piece of pipe for crack smoking faces homicide charges…
Continue Reading Season Preview: Steelers hoping Killer Bs strike before time runs out
Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t talk like someone eyeing the finish line. If anything, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is doing what he can to…
Continue Reading Season Preview: Prescott, Elliott lead revamped Cowboys in playoff pursuit
Dak Prescott dealt with the uncertainty of running back Ezekiel Elliott’s looming six-game suspension last year when the Dallas Cowboys slid…
Continue Reading US soldier pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State
A soldier based in Hawaii pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to help the Islamic State group – admitting he provided secret military…
Continue Reading Patriots Season Preview: One of these years (but not this one) Pats dynasty will end
One of these seasons, the New England Patriots won’t cruise through the AFC East to an easy division title and position themselves, more often…
Continue Reading Texas nurse fired after posting about boy with measles
Texas Children’s Hospital officials say they’ve fired a nurse after she posted information on social media about a boy who’s…
Continue Reading UTEP students say parking problems on campus persist
Students at the University of Texas at El Paso are reporting parking problems as the new semester begins. A concerned mother called ABC-7 to report…
Continue Reading Mexico president defends missing students investigation
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday again defended the widely criticized original investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43…
Continue Reading Tweet of O’Rourke’s mugshot triggers social media sparring
A Texas Republican Party tweet recalling Democratic Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s past arrests has triggered a partisan mugshot melee…
Continue Reading Reality show about the wealthy triggers backlash in Mexico
A new Netflix reality series following the lavish lives of nine wealthy, light-skinned socialites in Mexico City has provoked a backlash from critics…
Continue Reading Beloved Ysleta High school teacher loses battle to cancer
It was back in 2008 when ABC-7 caught up with Paul Cain to talk about him being honored with the Texas Teacher of the Year Award. “You started…
Continue Reading Beloved Ysleta High school teacher loses battle to cancer
It was back in 2008 when ABC-7 caught up with Paul Cain to talk about him being honored with the Texas Teacher of the Year Award. “You started…
Continue Reading EPPD: Circumstances surrounding woman’s death ‘suspicious’
El Paso Police identified the woman found dead at a residence in the Northeast as 27-year-old Amber Marie Mena, who also goes by Amber Marie May. The…
Continue Reading Canutillo ISD welcomes new police dog
The Canutillo Independent School District welcome thousands of students this week for a new school year, but there is a new face on the CISD Police…
Continue Reading Architects, community discuss improvements to Montwood H.S.
Improvements for Montwood High School are in the works. A meeting held Tuesday night at the school in east El Paso brought together architects and…
Continue Reading Fire Dept: 2 workers die in scaffolding collapse near Disney World
Emergency responders say two construction workers fell to their deaths when scaffolding collapsed above the sixth floor of a hotel under construction…
Continue Reading Man rescued from body of water near Santa Fe bridge
A man was rescued from a body of water near the Santa Fe International Bridge Wednesday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department.…
Continue Reading Will high-profile support for O’Rourke make a difference in Senate race versus Cruz?
A new poll released by Emerson College on Monday has Sen. Ted Cruz (R) leading El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke by just one point in their…
Continue Reading Will high-profile support for O’Rourke make a difference in Senate race versus Cruz?
A new poll released by Emerson College on Monday has Sen. Ted Cruz (R) leading El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke by just one point in their…
Continue Reading Doug Martin says NMSU “played timid” in loss to Wyoming
NMSU head football coach Doug Martin did not hold back in his weekly news conference Tuesday. Martin said he wants a major shift in mentality before…
Continue Reading Firefighters recover two bodies from Lower Valley canal
Firefighters recovered two bodies from a canal in El Paso’s Lower Valley Tuesday. The canal is near the Zaragoza international port of entry…
Continue Reading Juarez gang releases threatening videos on social media
EL PASO, Texas – The Juarez gang Artistas Asesinos (Assassin Artists) released threatening videos on social media Monday. One of eleven…
Continue Reading Shark attack victim says he punched shark in gills to escape
The man bitten by a shark off Cape Cod in Massachusetts this month says he punched it in its gills to escape the attack. William Lytton, of…
Continue Reading Four suspects charged in deadly Las Cruces shooting
Las Cruces police arrested two women and two men suspected in a deadly shooting Sunday evening that claimed the life of 29-year-old Raymond…
Continue Reading Police: Houston parents leave child to go to Detroit concert
A suburban Houston couple faces charges after being accused of leaving their 11-year-old daughter home alone so they could attend a concert in…
Continue Reading Body found in fish tank in missing man’s San Francisco home
San Francisco police said Tuesday that officers found human remains in a fish tank inside the home of a man who was reported missing weeks ago.…
Continue Reading EPPD: Group was riding in stolen car with meth, pot and a gun
Investigators with the police department’s Narcotics Unit arrested and charged four people after they were allegedly caught with drugs, a gun…
Continue Reading Bail granted for woman accused of putting newborn in freezer
A Georgia judge has granted bail for a woman accused of putting her newborn son into a freezer. After delivering the baby, investigators say…
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